Re: remnant of the sapphire tiara of the Duchess of Genoa? Archived Message
Posted by Pia on May 11, 2015, 2:59 pm, in reply to "remnant of the sapphire tiara of the Duchess of Genoa?"
--Previous Message-- : I've been checking the book princess Maria : Gabriella wrote on the Savoy jewels. The : only sapphire tiara resembling this piece is : the one Elisabeth of Saxony, dowager duchess : of Genoa gave her daughter Margaritha when : she married Umberto I. : The original tiara was larger and broke up : in 5 brooches. Maybe it was reworked to : create a parure but I'm not sure. There are : no other sapphire sets in the main line that : resemble the set in auction. Sounds very interesting. Unfortunately I don't have this book in my library. However I wonder if Princess Maria Gabriella mentions part of the history of this lot in her book, wouldn't Christie's have stated the book as a source?
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